deck

Definition

  • noun: a flat surface that forms the main outside floor of a boat or ship
  • noun: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments
  • verb: to decorate (something)
  • verb: to clothe in a striking or elegant manner
  • synonyms: coldcock, dump, knockdown

Examples

  • You can see into three different states from the mountaintop restaurant's 'observation deck'. [=a platform built so that people can see or watch something]

  • We heard the captain shout “'All hands on deck'!” as waves crashed over the boat's bow.

  • “He seemed a little weird.” “Yeah, he's 'not playing with a full deck'.”

Movie quotes

  • (..) -Bullshit! I'll take that action. You're out some smokes, son. If you're so smart, you call it. I'll take that chubby fat-ass there. The fifth one. Put me down for a quarter deck. Fresh fish today! We're reeling them in! I admit I didn't think much of Andy first time I laid eyes on him. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption
  • (..) Same old shit, different day. Yeah, I know how you feel. I'm up for rejection next week. Yeah, I got rejected last week. It happens. Hey, Red, bump me a deck. Get out of my face, man! You're into me for five packs already. Four! There must be a con like me in every prison in America. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption